On October 13, 2016, we had the pleasure of hosting professional skateboarder Carlos Ribeiro at Next Up Foundation. Approximately 80 local skaters and Next Up participants gathered at our skatepark, excited to meet our special guest. Carlos skated hard, and according to him, he really enjoyed our park. After several autographs and photographs, we went inside our building to watch Carlos’ LRG ‘1947’ video part, the part that would launch his professional career. Afterwards, we had an interview session with Carlos and learned about his home country Brasil, if he attended school, how many countries he visited while filming his part, and more. Carlos helped us learn a bit more about geography, determination, focus, goal-setting, and why you shouldn’t ever give up. We would like to thank Carlos for taking the time to come visit us, and all his sponsors for supporting such an amazing individual. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

On October 13, 2016, we had the pleasure of hosting professional skateboarder Carlos Ribeiro at Next Up Foundation. Approximately 80 local skaters and Next Up participants gathered at our skatepark, excited to meet our special guest. Carlos skated hard, and according to him, he really enjoyed our park. After several autographs and photographs, we went inside our building to watch Carlos’ LRG ‘1947’ video part, the part that would launch his professional career. Afterwards, we had an interview session with Carlos and learned about his home country Brasil, if he attended school, how many countries he visited while filming his part, and more. Carlos helped us learn a bit more about geography, determination, focus, goal-setting, and why you shouldn’t ever give up. We would like to thank Carlos for taking the time to come visit us, and all his sponsors for supporting such an amazing individual.

On October 13, 2016, we had the pleasure of hosting professional skateboarder Carlos Ribeiro at Next Up Foundation. Approximately 80 local skaters and Next Up participants gathered at our skatepark, excited to meet our special guest. Carlos skated hard, and according to him, he really enjoyed our park. After several autographs and photographs, we went inside our building to watch Carlos’ LRG ‘1947’ video part, the part that would launch his professional career. Afterwards, we had an interview session with Carlos and learned about his home country Brasil, if he attended school, how many countries he visited while filming his part, and more. Carlos helped us learn a bit more about geography, determination, focus, goal-setting, and why you shouldn’t ever give up. We would like to thank Carlos for taking the time to come visit us, and all his sponsors for supporting such an amazing individual. Photos: Bryce Pagter ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

On Tuesday, June 21st, our community came together with the City of Anaheim to celebrate our 7th anniversary, International Go Skateboarding Day, and the grand opening of headquarters. According to Founder, Vinicius Tinoco, it was our biggest and most successful event to date, bringing together about 200 excited people for food, fun, and skateboarding. DJ Vince kept the good vibes rolling all day, spinning tracks that represented all genres of skateboarding influence, from old school hip hop to classic punk rock. Vans came through in style, loaded with giveaways and with Steve van Doren on the BBQ, grilling up burgers and hot dogs for the guests. Mayor Tom Tait made a special appearance to support Next Up and cut the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony of our first building. The space, awarded to us by the City of Anaheim, will be used to offer academic tutoring, college preparation, and workshops hosted by industry professionals. Special thanks to our supporters Penny Skateboards, Santa Cruz skateboards, Z-Flex Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Vans, Stance, enjoi, Almost skateboards, LRG Skate, Bronson Speed Co., Diamond Supply Co, Zero Skateboards, OJ wheels and Volcom for sending us tons of prizes for our best trick contest that was judged by Josh Friedberg and Christian Hosoi, who took to the mic to hype up Read more…

On Tuesday, June 21st, our community came together with the City of Anaheim to celebrate our 7th anniversary, International Go Skateboarding Day, and the grand opening of headquarters. According to Founder, Vinicius Tinoco, it was our biggest and most successful event to date, bringing together about 200 excited people for food, fun, and skateboarding. DJ Vince kept the good vibes rolling all day, spinning tracks that represented all genres of skateboarding influence, from old school hip hop to classic punk rock. Vans came through in style, loaded with giveaways and with Steve van Doren on the BBQ, grilling up burgers and hot dogs for the guests. Mayor Tom Tait made a special appearance to support Next Up and cut the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony of our first building. The space, awarded to us by the City of Anaheim, will be used to offer academic tutoring, college preparation, and workshops hosted by industry professionals. Special thanks to our supporters Penny Skateboards, Santa Cruz skateboards, Z-Flex Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Vans, Stance, enjoi, Almost skateboards, LRG Skate, Bronson Speed Co., Diamond Supply Co, Zero Skateboards, OJ wheels and Volcom for sending us tons of prizes for our best trick contest that was judged by Josh Friedberg and Christian Hosoi, who took to the mic to hype up Read more…

On Tuesday, June 21st, our community came together with the City of Anaheim to celebrate our 7th anniversary, International Go Skateboarding Day, and the grand opening of headquarters. According to Founder, Vinicius Tinoco, it was our biggest and most successful event to date, bringing together about 200 excited people for food, fun, and skateboarding. DJ Vince kept the good vibes rolling all day, spinning tracks that represented all genres of skateboarding influence, from old school hip hop to classic punk rock. Vans came through in style, loaded with giveaways and with Steve van Doren on the BBQ, grilling up burgers and hot dogs for the guests. Mayor Tom Tait made a special appearance to support Next Up and cut the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony of our first building. The space, awarded to us by the City of Anaheim, will be used to offer academic tutoring, college preparation, and workshops hosted by industry professionals. Special thanks to our supporters Penny Skateboards, Santa Cruz skateboards, Z-Flex Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Vans, Stance, enjoi, Almost skateboards, LRG Skate, Bronson Speed Co., Diamond Supply Co, Zero Skateboards, OJ wheels and Volcom for sending us tons of prizes for our best trick contest that was judged by Josh Friedberg and Christian Hosoi, who took to the mic to hype up Read more…

Youth at Risk OrganizationThe Next Up Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, in Orange County, CA, that provides after-school programs to motivate and inspire kids to achieve success.